Man Gets Prison After Hit-And-Run Crash Left Greenfield Teen Injured

GREENFIELD, WI — A man was sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday in connection with the May 2022 hit-and-run crash that left a teen from Greenfield seriously injured, according to court records.

Walter Grebe, 34, pleaded no contest and was found guilty of a charge of hit-and-run causing great bodily harm, online court records said. He may have an opportunity for extended supervision within three years of his prison sentence, online records showed. Grebe's driving privileges will also be revoked for two years and the judge ordered him to 100 hours of community service, records said. The 16-year-old Greenfield High School student who was hit, identified by news outlets as Trevor Le-Morrison, faced surgery after the crash left him with a brain bleed, two broken femurs and other injuries, according to a criminal complaint.

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The crash happened near Edgerton Avenue and Loomis Road, a complaint said. First responders found the teen unconscious and witness told police they were having a water gun fight when someone chased Trevor into the road and he was hit, the complaint said. But the driver of the SUV left the scene, leaving behind a license plate, the complaint said.

Grebe had told police he was headed home from Oak Creek and when he turned onto Loomis from Edgerton the crash suddenly happened, a complaint said. The 34-year-old, formerly from Muskego, also told police he didn't know what he hit but he went into "fight or flight" before he drove away and left the car at Potawatomi. Grebe slept at a park that night, then took an Uber home before police arrested him on May 22 at his house, a complaint said.

In a fundraiser on GoFundMe, Trevor's mom Oanh Le and his high school soccer coach Peter Knebel announced that he was discharged from the hospital and home by August.

"Praise God. Man ole Man. I don’t even know where to start," Le wrote at the time. "These past couple months has been absolutely been tough on both of us but We are Praising God and his healing hands. Trevor and I want to send our deepest appreciation to each and everyone of you for your continuous love and support. Thank you for the abundance of prayers that were sent through this journey we wouldn’t be where we are at right now if it wasn’t for our faith and prayers."

"This isn’t over Trevor still has a lot of therapy but he is one happy kid to be with home surrounding his family and friends," Le wrote.

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